Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-01-14
rEou,s1rIoS FOE STATIONERY. ETC.
OFFICE OF COMMITTEE ON ATTACHES


SACRAMENTO, January -, 1887.
". c. Hendricks, Secretary OF State-DEAR SIR
You will please furnish the following named
articles and oblige yours, respectfully:
One ream legal cap paper, 81 50; ream note
paper, 81 so; ream letter paper, 81 go; ? min
ute books, Sc; . minute files. IS; bill files, g;
boxes Falcon pens, 81 so; l box 40i pens, 60
cents; box fine stub pens, 70 cents: bottle
writing fluid, rs cents: bottle red ink, 10 cents;
l brush and comb, 81 so; . dozen pencils. Faber
No. >. 81 50; l feather buster, s. so; bottle
mucilage, 81; > boxes rubber bands, 81; 3 ink
stands, 81 so; whsk broom, % cents; one-half
dozen pen-holders, 50 cents; , rubber en.hold-
ers 81 %; 3 towels, 81 5O dozen thumb nn6
small, S.; box novelty fasteners, 10 cents;
. Mark Twain scrap-books, 81; 2 paper clips, 81;
steel erasers. IS; box Magil' paper fasteners,
81 80: . drinking gobets, so cents; octagon
rulers 81; water pitcher, 81; ream newspaper,
So; box toilet soap, 81; package blotteis, -
cents u gross matches, 50 cents; box large
envelopes, 81 50 box small envelopes. 40 cents.
Total S11 So
Before the Clerk had finished reading TWEEN
tieth part of that requisit;on there was an ex-
preston of horror on the face of each member
of the committee present. Gould said he had
lived in Bodie, and he thought that a tough
place, but he was DESTROYS OF getting back to
Mono and Inyo as soon as possible. That was
entirely too much for his nerves. He asked toe
Clerk to examine closely and see whether or
not there was washing machine or piano in
the list that had been overlooked.
Matthews of San Benito said he had served in
the halls of legislation in several States but he
gave notice there and then, that his political
life was at an end: he would stay to the close
of the session, but after that he should go into
respectable private life.
Wilcox said he had been fighting Goblin
| moths and various kinds of scaie-bug, but he
had run against something here that no kind
of spraying would exterminate. If the tree
was as badly affected as it appeared to be, he
was in favor of cutting 1t down. That such
requisition could be made out in this glorious
| climate was more than he could UNDERSTAND.
Even If the requisition was filed, he did not be-
| lieye there was room in the Capitol building
| that would hold all the articles enumerated.
| The committee determined TO take the bovine
| by the horns, and do their duty so they ordered
| the clerk 10 make out requisition as follows:
| pen-holders. small bottle of ink-about 81 30
| worth all told. This was handed the clerk who
J took it and LEFT. A moment after their adj
| ournment the Chairman of the Committee
on Attaches and Employees, committee
which, by the way has performed all the duties
which will be imposed upon it at this session.
met the Chairman on Retrenehment and asked
why his requisition was not allowed. He was
not at all pleased with the presumptiousness of
| that he would bring the matter before the
House. Will he do il? The Committee on Re
trenchDent is very anxious that he should If
committee that has no use for supplies requires
ST. 60 worth, what viii be required by CON-
mittee to whom one or two bills may be re-
ferred? If the other forty-one committees draw
even this small amount of /" Necessary sup
plies il viii take s2.92.; 30 worth to supply
| Them The second draft is always larger than
timely resolution, has no doubt saved the State